Cardinals did not select a new pope in the first secret vote of the papal conclave Wednesday, a result indicated by billowing ...

A Pope Francis II would signify continuity, while a choice like Pius would be a clear signal that a traditionalist is taking ...

A conclave will go on for as long as needed. The longest was almost three years from 1268 to 1271. Some have been a day. The ...

Hype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church's secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect a new pope, animating users from the White House on down.

In 1965 Vatican II yielded “Nostra Aetate,” which repudiated ... Only four prelates of the 135 who are eligible are seen as more likely to sit the throne of St. Peter. Correction: Pope John XXIII made ...

But many here wondered whether one of their own would ever again sit on the throne of ... enters a conclave as pope, leaves a cardinal. But Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s powerful ...

The legend of the Papess Joanne (Pope Joan) is one of the most fascinating ... the statue of the poet and playwright Menander in the Vatican Museum.Florilegius For most historians, the Papisa ...

In order to prepare for the real conclave occurring, several cardinals were reported watching the 2024 movie "Conclave" to gain insight into how the process works.

Cardinals from all over the world are poised to elect a successor to Pope Francis at the conclave that begins Wednesday. But what exactly is a cardinal?

U.S. President Donald Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself as pope on Truth Social. Rating: ...

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope. The post has since received criticism ...